Pills and Starships by Lydia Millet

Pills and Starships

Lydia Millet

256 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction science fiction young adult reflective slow-paced
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In this richly imagined dystopic future brought by global warming, seventeen-year-old Nat and her hacker brother Sam have come by ship to the Big Island of Hawaii for their parents' Final Week. The few Americans who still live well also live long—...

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Community Reviews Summary of 71 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
emotional 75%
sad 50%
tense 50%
inspiring 25%
mysterious 25%
reflective 25%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.26

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